Monday, December 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Verizon Center in Washington

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On Monday night, the Boston Celtics will try to improve upon their 2-4 road record when they take on the Washington Wizards. The Celtics are currently in the top 10 in the league in scoring, while the Wizards have one of the top defensive teams in the league. Both teams are in the top half of the league in rebounding right now.

The Wizards and the Celtics played each other four times during the 2013-14 season, with Washington winning three of those games. Their biggest win came in the third game of the series, as they were able to blow out the Celtics by the score of 118-92 on the road.

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has faced the Wizards 22 times in his career, averaging 11.5 points and 8.7 assists per game against them. Forward Jeff Green has averaged 15.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game against Washington in his career, while big man Jared Sullinger has scored 13.8 points per game and grabbed 7.4 boards per game in five career games against them.

In his 12 games against the Celtics, Wizards point guard John Wall has been able to average 18.4 points, 7.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. Center Marcin Gortat has averaged 9.8 points and 8.3 rebounds against Boston in his career, while veteran small forward Paul Pierce has scored 8.5 points per game against his old team.

Boston Celtics Betting Trends

Boston Celtics are 8-9-0 Against the Spread

Boston Celtics are 12-5-0 against the Over/Under

Washington Wizards Betting Trends

Washington Wizards are 9-8-1 Against the Spread

Washington Wizards are 11-7-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Boston Celtics

10/27/14 C Vitor Faverani Knee out indefinitely

Washington Wizards

10/24/14 G Martell Webster Back out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Washington

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